[Cialug] OT: mac-mini?

[Lee]

I had a first gen Mac Mini. Good little box but the originals suffered 
performance issues due to 256MB RAM and a slow HD. If your buying a new 
one then you'll get a better spec. Aside from that it was a great 
machine for about everything but gaming. Networking is as solid as any 
Mac and you can take advantage of about all the technologies offered in 
OS X.

Tony Bibbs wrote:

> Yeah, simple application.  Figured it'd be considerably cheaper than a 
> G5 laptop.  Got the keyboard/mouse taken care of.
>
> --Tony
>
> Bryan Baker wrote:
>
>> Don't have a mini, but do know Macs.
>> If you're not expecting a screaming gaming rig, the mini should be a 
>> good way to dip a toe in.
>> One caveat, the KB & Mouse will need to be USB - you probably have a 
>> mouse that fits the bill, but maybe not a KB and the mini is BYOKB&M.
>> It should come w/ a DVI to VGA adapter, so an existing XGA or DVI 
>> monitor should work fine.
>>
>> One bonus, if you decide you don't like it, you could use it as a 
>> fancy DVD player/media center, and there's always PPC linux. Macs 
>> also tend to hold a bit more resale value than PCs.
>>
>> One other down side of the mini's is they are G4's, but as I said, if 
>> your needs are modest, they're fine.
>>
>> On Oct 20, 2005, at 11:56 AM, Tony Bibbs wrote:
>>
>>> I've been hesitant to jump into a mac desktop or laptop for the 
>>> sheer cost and the change it would impose on me.  However, my wife 
>>> and I are looking at buying or building a relatively cheap PC for 
>>> our kids and one we could wire our ipods up to.  I immediatley 
>>> thought this might be a good excuse to buy a mac-mini...it would 
>>> help me determine if I like mac's, has decent games for the kids 
>>> and, obviously, would work fine with our ipods.
>>>
>>> Figured I'd ask if anybody on this list has a mac-mini and, if so, 
>>> what they think of it.
>>>
>>> --Tony
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